here goes tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-24031 2009-10-23T01:08:14-07:00 sharing stories of obsession and accomplishment from Silicon Valley TypePad Chicago - City of grit and hope tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c01969e20120a616c300970b 2009-10-23T01:08:14-07:00 2009-10-23T01:08:14-07:00 When the maple leaves start to turn orange and drop to the wet ground when the rains turn cold, I always think of my favorite city, Chicago. The perfume of wet, freshly fallen maple leaves takes me back to the... Reluctant Writer http://reluctantwriter.typepad.com/heregoes/2009/10/chicago-city-of-grit-and-hope.html Multitasking too much is not smart and, with food, really not smart tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c01969e20120a520752f970b 2009-08-26T09:02:01-07:00 2009-08-26T11:35:18-07:00 I'll try to multitask a little less, especially where food is involved. Reluctant Writer http://reluctantwriter.typepad.com/heregoes/2009/08/multitasking-too-much-is-not-smart-and-with-food-really-not-smart.html Accidental photos - better than the planned ones tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c01969e2011571824c5b970b 2009-06-28T22:32:09-07:00 2009-06-28T22:34:06-07:00 I've had my new Blackberry Pearl almost four months now and I'm just starting to feel comfortable with it. Even though I miss the radio and stopwatch my Sony Ericsson had, I do find some of the user interface features... Reluctant Writer http://reluctantwriter.typepad.com/heregoes/2009/06/accidental-photos-better-than-the-planned-ones.html Paroxysms of risibility: NYT researches its own hard words tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68139177 2009-06-15T14:29:25-07:00 2009-06-15T16:30:25-07:00 The NY Times web interface lets people look up words as they read articles and they have kept track of which words people look up. Attached is a graphical display where the most frequently sought words are largest. Why do... Reluctant Writer http://reluctantwriter.typepad.com/heregoes/2009/06/paroxysms-of-risibility-nyt-researches-its-own-hard-words.html Death and all her relatives tag:typepad.com,2003:post-65367569 2009-04-11T23:25:00-07:00 2009-04-12T00:38:45-07:00 As I sat not too far from the stage, enjoying the bright blue glow of the theater's argon lights, the litany of fates overcame me and I wept right there. Reluctant Writer http://reluctantwriter.typepad.com/heregoes/2009/04/death-and-all-her-relatives.html